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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:08:51 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Katrina made landfall today at 6:10AM CDT, and she continues to drive northward into Mississippi and Alabama. Several local radar sites are down. Tornado and flash flood watches and warnings are widespread.
President Bush has declared major disaster areas, clearing the way for federal aid.
The following links are self-updating:
Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Images:
Montgomery AL Long Range Radar
Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop
Other Resources:
Birmingham AL Weather
Meridian MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Jackson MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12
Thank you.
CNN is covering ongoing rescue attempts in the place you were asking about.
WoW .. the challenges these good people are facing, dogged in their pursuit of rescuing the helpless and stranded.
OMG! So much bad news today. This is indeed a sad day. I was glued to the news all day.
Well, no matter the number, they are alive. They will be rescued.
One of those pontoon/party boat things would make a good SAR craft in this situation, and they can carry a LOT of people.
I fear a lot of people headed to the attic, thinking it was high enough, then the water came in.. Again, hope I'm wrong.
It refers to injured and dead combined; you're correct.
But in the popular media, virtually universally, it's mis-used to refer to dead only. This is a serious problem because emergency management agencies and the military do use the term correctly.
I estimated 1000+ today when I talked to my mother. I am hoping I am wrong.
St Charles Apartments lost 30 people in Biloxi?
is this lady on WDSU.com live? she is horrible
The pic of the bridge that I posted came from here:
http://www.gatesofdixie.com/New_Orleans/new_orleans.html
The caption is this:
"Lake Pontchartrain is home to what we now suspect is the second longest over-water bridge in the world, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, originally built in 1956. The twin spans of the Causeway (the second span, 80 feet away handles traffic in the opposite direction and was opened in 1969) is an amazing 23.8 miles across, and is held in place by 9,000 concrete pilings. During the day, as you approach the middle of the bridge, you can see no land in either direction. At night, you can faintly see the city lights. An eerie feeling until you get used to it. Click the pic to visit their website."
I am kind of confused if that picture was the right one.
I saw what looked like one boat, with a glob of people packed in there. But she said there were dozens of boats who left from somewhere at 6am this morning to make this trek to help.
Those swamp boats -- I forget what you call them -- from Florida are on the way!
Most are salvagable with lotsa work
I was watching TWC and must have missed that. Where channel did you hear that on, and did you catch who said that?
Airboats, and I saw that post, too. They're good for light usage - can't carry too many people, but they're fast and are no-draft craft.
Yes, 30 dead in one complex. This was likely one of the areas hit by pure surge... building completely gone. The stuff near NO is less surge, and more general flooding. But, the water came up so fast..
I heard the 1 to 2000 figure.....but I think they meant living and dead. I could be wrong.
I'm watching CNN. They are having better coverage than the other stations. They have a lot more facts than FNC.
Cadaver dogs are due in tomorrow am from Miami and some other place to begin the search efforts.
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